Unit 1 The Wise Man’s Advice
they walked for three days until finally they reached the wise man’s home. there was a long line in front of his house, and they had to wait in line for three days. at last, after the long walk and the long wait, it was their turn to see the wise man.they entered his home and the wise man gently asked the mother why she had come. “my son eats too many sweets”, she said. “please tell him not to.” the wise man nodded his head kindly. “please come back in two weeks,” he said. the mother was confused, but they left and walked home for three days.the next week, the mother and her son walked all the way back to the wise man’s house again. when they finally saw the wise man, he smiled his kind smile. “so you want me to tell your son not to eat sweets?” “yes,” replied the woman. “boy,” he said, “do you promise not to eat so many sweets?” “i promise,” said the boy. the mother thanked the wise man and began to leave. but she was still confused. “why didn’t you tell my son to stop eating so many sweets two weeks age?” she asked.the wise man smiled gently. “because,” he replied, “two weeks ago, i also was eating too many sweets.”what is this story mostly about?a. learning to be a wise man. b. giving bad advice.c. following your own advice. d. eating healthy food. 【典型例題】 1. he has nothing ____ with his father. a. in common b. as usual c. on common 解析：選a。此題考查動詞固定搭配。have…in common意為“和……有共同之處”。 2. i hope that you will enjoy your ______ here. a. staying b. stay c. leave